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Rechargeable or none rechargeable batteries?

What is your chose when it comes to batteries. Rechargeable or none rechargeable batteries?

Rechargeable batteries may not last as long as none rechargeable, but you do not have to buy one after another each time you run out of them.

rechargeable can also typically be recycled whereas non-rechargeable generally aren't.

For batteries that are in regular heavy use (don't sit idle for long periods), Rechargeables are the way to go...

For Batteries that sit idle for extended periods of time, or have very little demand use (emergency radio, LED flashlight, Remote controls, etc.), Non-rechargeable LITHIUM batteries are My preference... Long Storage life of over 10+ years at a wide temperature range, w/*NO* potential leakage/corrosion issues are a DEFINITE Plus.

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Sanyo Eneloop XX

Best rechargeable batteries you'll ever use.

What is your mAh number?
My'n is 1900 mAh »www.amazon.com/eneloop-typical-P···eloop+aa

Rechargeable, far cheaper in the long run and depending on brand last longer then disposables.

That said, why are rechargeable D cells so rare? Almost everything I find is AA refit shells for D cell compatibility.

My church uses Ansmann batteries with great results. They come with reconditioning chargers too. I just gave a quick check looks like they sell D sized cells: »www.horizonbattery.com/batteries···s-1.html

It really depends on the actual use. I currently use NiMH, NiCd and NiZn rechargables, plus plain old alkalines in certain uses where rechargables don't work too well for one reason or another.
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I use both, depending on the application. My luck with AA rechargeables is not good. At the other end I use LIPOs with voltages between 8.2(7.4) and 25.2(22.4) 3.3Ah to 5AH
(RC plane motors up to 2.2Hp)

You have to watch out. Some devices dont work well with rechargables. Regular alkaline bats are 1.5v, while rechargables are usually 1.2v.

I have a wireless keyboard that wont work with rechargables and a WWVB clock that wont sync to WWVB with rechargables.

»Rechargeable batteries qustion

Rechargeable!

And I use Powerex 2700 mAh, still.

(I did get some eneloops recently as well)

Oleg, you are good at this. Can you find our post relating to this on DSLR a few years ago? Most of us had never heard of them at the time.

I am sold on them now.
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Looks like justin has found those posts before i could

First mention Jan 2006:
»NIMH batteries?

then big topic on them in December 2006:
»Eneloop AA batteries...

By the way. Has anyone has heard anything about Eneloop blue »www.ebay.com/itm/New-Gen-Blue-Sa···82183360 ?

I see eneloop is still 1.2v

If you have devices (my mac mouse springs to mind) that prefer 1.5v, these look like the go:

»www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor···odWncAww

NiZn is 1.5v, which means stuff that turns itself off too soon or too suddenly with rechargeable can use these instead. And for the price of one eneloop you can buy 8 of these.. (although reading about them, they are definitely not low self discharge).

I will give those NiZns a try. But how much does the shipping cost for 4 or 8 of those?

Also here are some cool facts on what they are »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%···_battery

Thanks for the tip justin.

They have a US warehouse
»www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor···se_.html
so shipping is very little.

I would be cautious over these Ni-Zns, though, the reviews are mixed with bad batteries in the batch.
The low self discharge (LSD) AAs they sell from a US warehouse people are happy with at $1.76, But they are 1.2v.
»www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor···se_.html

You know Sunbeam batteries form the dollar store »www.dollartree.com/Sunbeam-Ultra···ndex.pro are dam good for the price.

I may even do a performance test with them on my Logitech M510 Laser Mouse »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···26104382
Just to see how they will hold up

Re: Rechargeable or none rechargeable batteries?

I have been on both sides. When I got my first digital camera I started using rechargeables but did not have very good results and they did not last much before needing a recharge. This was caused mostly by using batteries with not enough juice for the job actually. Then I started using alkalines for several years. I bought the large 24 or 36 packs which lasted a long time with my normal use. Then a few years later I got a better camera that ate alkalines faster but still kept using them. Finally a few years after that I went to a 12-day cruise in Europe and faced the dilemma of hauling a large number of AA batteries on an international flight or purchasing AAs in a foreign country (more expensive). So I decided to go back to rechargeables and purchased two sets for each camera but this time bigger capacity. It actually worked out very well because I exchanged each set daily. When I went back to the ship in the evening I switched batteries with the other set and put the set I used that day to charge. I always had a freshly charged set in addition to the one in the camera. The batteries always lasted for the entire day in both cameras. Some days that meant more than 500 pictures in one of the cameras.

That was 2 years ago and still using those batteries which are now showing signs of age and will need replacing soon. Those two years would have meant QUITE a lot of alkalines if I kept using them.

I am also using rechargeables in remote controls, replacing alkalines with rechargeables as they go. They don’t last nearly as much as alkalines in that application (months vs years) but recharging them every few months is no big deal.